The Viking with the long blond hair who eats lumps of cows’ hearts is closing in on the man who ended his life with one leg and, according to legend, got kicked so hard between both of them that he played most of his career with only one testicle.
Another goal for Erling Haaland against Arsenal took him to 49 goals in 43 games in his debut season for Manchester City. Ahead of him lies Dixie Dean, whose tally of 63 goals from 41 games for Everton in 1927-28 remains unmatched and the pinnacle of goalscoring in English football.